The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-18
CITY MATTERS in BRIEF.
A CROP OF WHEAT BURNED.

A CROP OF WHEAT BURNED.
All the unthreshed shocked wheat in ten
acre field south of the German Orphans Home
was destroyed by fire yesterday forenoon. The
stubble took fire from sparks from locomotive
on the Belt railroad, and although the entire
neighborhood turned OUT to fight the flames,
they could not check them. Chief Webster was
notified of the fire. but there were build
ings in danger he did not call out the department..
The loss will aggregate several hundred dollars.
PROJECTION OF THE GREEN BROTHERS.
Governor Gray yesterday afternoon sent the
following telegram to James Stanley, of Loeans-
port sheriff OF Cass county. regarding the Green
brothers, who are threatened with lynching:
flames stanley. sheriff. Cass county. Logansport,
"You will take every precautionary measure to
secure the safety of the Green prisoners from
mob violence. It was through the forms of law,
and in obedience thereto. that the prisoners
were apprehended in sister State ana brought
back for trial. They must be tried through the
forms of law. and whatever is necessary to up
hold the law should be done.
ISAAC P GRAY.
RUNAWAY GIRLS FROM GREENFIELD.
Two Of Greenfelds prettiess young ladies were
CHARTERED at tho station house for q short time
yesterday morning while waiting for their faith.
ers to come and take them home. Saturday
night, after their parents had retired for the
night, they took the 1890 o'clock train and came
to the city. At the depot they met by q
young man who took them to the Occid entail
Hotel. Late in the night their parents dscov-
cred their absence and telegraphed Superintend-
emit Travis to arrest them. Patrolmon Brady after
a couple of hours search, found them at the
hotel. They were willing to return home. and
said their only desire was to the sights of the
city. They were each only fifteen years of age,
and daughters of prominent citizens Of Green
field.
A NOTABLE FAMILY REUNION.
Thirty-fivs forty children, grandchildren
and Observation-Disclosures of Mrs. Jane G. Gray
don assembled at her residence. No. AI6 Broad
way. Saturday evening, her eighty-fifth
birthday. In May, 1874, she left Harrisburg.
Pa, with her young family by canal-boat for
Pittsburg, Pa From there she came to MadI-
son, Ind. by steambo and from there to In
dianapolis, then q town OF 4. 900 people. Among
her fellow-travelers were Mrs Mary Mckinney
John r. Elder. Mrs. Graydon's life has been
spent in doing good. She has been prominent
in all benevolent work. Old she she
went to the front during the late war as a nurse
and was at Nashville, Tenn, for several weeks.
with other ladies from Indianapolis. among
whom wore Mrs. Fletcher. Mrs. Wallace and
Miss Bette Bates
A QUIET DAY AMONG THE SALOONS
Yesterday the many downtown saloons that
have been dsfyine tho law for several weeks
were all closed. both front and rear. Even John
Huegele's place was not open. few of the
no one was allowed inside the house who was
not personally known by the proprietor. The
Mozart Hall saloon did more business than all
the other saloons in the city combined. The
thirsty were admitted in such a manner that the
police could not interfere From the alley in
the they were passed through gate back
of the hall by sentry The saloons out from
But one arrest WAS made. That was George
Deuse, by patrolman Hine. Deluse keeps at
tns corner of Noble and Georgia streets. In
catching him the patroman had TO resort TO
some strategy. He induced young lady in the
neighborhood to go in and buy a bucket of beer,
and after he had been given look At the bever-
age. placed Mr.. Deuse under arrest. There
the usual number Of officers out in citizens
dress, but they found nothing to do.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
New Denison Hotel; r. E Mansfield, New
Castle; T. p. Heaths, Los Angeles: A B. Man
ming, Cleveland; *. Crawford, Chicago; A. j.
Hunter, Paris, Ill; Il. II. Sinclair, Terre Hauts;